The role/Te mahi

As a Joiner/Carpenter in our Trade Services team, you will deliver high-quality construction, joinery, and maintenance work across the University of Otago’s Dunedin campus.

Working across a diverse range of buildings and facilities, you will help ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. You will work closely with facility managers, departmental staff, and contractors to coordinate installation, maintenance, and refurbishment work across campus.

This is an excellent opportunity to work across a varied and unique property portfolio while enjoying the stability and benefits of a large organisation.

Skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

Successful candidates will:

• Be a qualified tradesman joiner with experience in maintenance carpentry.
• Have strong practical knowledge of the joinery, construction, and building sector.
• Demonstrate a strong customer service ethic and commitment to quality workmanship.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, contractors, and clients.
• Have sound knowledge of the Building Act, relevant building standards and regulations, and health and safety requirements.

Joinery experience is a requirement; maintenance carpenter experience is an advantage.

About our Team/Mō te tīma

Property Services manages buildings with a replacement value of more than NZ$2.5 billion and oversees more than 22,000 hectares of land. Supporting over 3,500 staff and 20,000 students, the University operates much like a small city.

Our team maintains and develops a diverse range of facilities, from state-of-the-art research laboratories and student accommodation to teaching spaces, restaurants, and cafés. No two days are the same.

Further details/Pūroko

This is a permanent, full-time (40 hours per week) position, located in Dunedin.

Hours are 7.30am – 4pm, Monday – Friday.

The appointment range for this position is $71,277 to $85,902 per annum. The salary listed is the base rate - Overtime Rates, Tool Allowance, and Merit Band progression are available.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence – please contact Graham Marshall via the contact details below.